Federal authorities in the United States have won a six month delay in sentencing for the notorious LulzSec hacker known as “Sabu,” citing the New York City man’s continued cooperation with law enforcement.

A court document filed Tuesday in the US District Court and signed by Assistant US Attorney James Pastore, Jr. asks the government to adjourn scheduled sentencing for the 28 year-old Hector Xavier Monsegur for six months “in light of the defendant’s ongoing cooperation with the Government.”

Monsegur approved of the request, which was signed by his attorneys. His sentencing is now scheduled for February 22, 2013, according to the document.

Federal authorities arrested Monsegur at his apartment in a New York City public housing project on June 7, 2011 following a lengthy investigation of a string of attacks dubbed “Operation Payback” against Visa, MasterCard and PayPal.

He reached a plea deal with law enforcement on August 4 of last year and agreed to cooperate with the government, providing “detailed information about LulzSec” and others affiliated with the group.

As Sabu, Monsegur railed against the US government and federal authorities. By all accounts, however, he has been a superlative source for the FBI and other law enforcement agencies which used his knowledge of the group to build cases against the loose collection of hackers.

Monsegur reportedly worked for months under cover, helping build cases against those behind hacking attacks on the CIA, Pentagon, U.S. Senate, the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and more.

Among other things, Monsegur helped nab Jake Davis (a.k.a. “Topiary”) and UK hacker Ryan Cleary who were charged in connection with denial of service attacks on SOCA and other sites.

Monsegur then helped send Cleary back to jail in June after the 19 year-old broke the terms of his parole by contacting Monsegur online.

Ironically, Monsegur now owes his freedom to the good graces of federal law enforcement.

It is not clear what the US Attorney’s Office will recommend at Monsegur’s sentencing. He has pleaded guilty to 12 criminal charges and could face 124 years in prison should he receive the maximum allowed sentence for each charge.

The reign of LulzSec
Here’s just a short summary of just some of the hacks, internet attacks and indeed arrests associated with the LulzSec gang during 2011:

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you are telling me you would stick with people you have never met before and risk never seeing your family again? Never being able to be free? All for some people you met online and DDoS'ed a couple sites with?

Admit it, you would have done the EXACT same thing, those guys arent his "mates" they are dudes he met online and hacked with, LuLzsec did it for the lulz, and once law enforcement is knocking at your door, i doubt theres any more lulz to be had.

Any principled person (man or woman) would not have cooperated with the feds regardless of the consequences. If he had any sense he would not have started this vendetta knowing he has kids/family at stake.

Please Jacked off I mean Hacked off you would roll over just like everyone else. When the Feds come and kick in your door I would bet anything that you would start singing and give up names just like he did. Don't act like a hard A$$ when your nothing more than a sh*t stain on the under pants of society. Your probably one of those whiny Occupy this people that do nothing more than sit in your moms basement getting high. Grow up and get yourself a pair.

It’s amusing how amazingly soft hackers are in this little world. In any other illegal business, if someone narcs on others, they need to immediately get put into witness protection program, as they probably will be pushing up daisies soon after.

With this, no, we not only get his full name and information, where he lives, but detail after detail that would enable someone seeking retribution to take action, yet there is only silence.

This “hacking” industry is full of pussies, in any legit business with crime, this piece of shit would have been given cement shoes months ago.

He will never be able to buy any life insurance anywhere, ever again. How stupid. It's like being a Mob informant and expecting to live. He best hope that if he does go to prison after Feb trial, that he goes in to protective custody along with the rapists and pedophiles. Criminals, no matter the kind or type of crime, do not cotton well to snitches, even less so for informants.

On the other hand, maybe that is what he deserves. A long haul in prison. Maybe then when he gets out, if he is ever allowed near a computer, he will put his talents to better use and make it easier to catch those using malware to use everyone else computers for their nefarious deeds.